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James Richason
2/2/12
Analytical Essay
Period 7
During the 19th century, a new era of poetry, called Romanticism, grew in American literature. The foremost well known authors of Romanticism were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Emerson made sense and his life echoes his work. Thoreau on the other hand was drastic and hypocritical. Not to mention his egotism.
Emerson and Thoreau both wrote about how they thought the world should be. Sadly though, while Emerson claimed that people should simply take breaks from society and seek personal truths, Thoreau went so far as to say that a government that governs best governs least. He felt that we would do better if our government -
During the 19th century, a new era of poetry, called Romanticism, grew in American literature. The foremost well known authors of Romanticism were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Emerson made sense and his life echoes his work. Thoreau on the other hand was drastic and hypocritical. Not to mention his egotism.
Emerson and Thoreau both wrote about how they thought the world should be. Sadly though, while Emerson claimed that people should simply take breaks from society and seek personal truths, Thoreau went so far as to say that a government that governs best governs least. He felt that we would do better if our government
Emerson also lived up to his word. If Thoreau was trying to do what Thoreau did, then he would have also lived up to his word. Emerson took regular breaks from society. He would take long walks or go camping to just get closer to nature. Thoreau on the other hand, while believing that every man should work for himself and that nobody should have to provide for the government, had absolutely no issue with letting his friend pay his rent for him.
Thoreau also was so self righteous that he laughed at his jailors after he was arrested for refusing to pay rent. He claimed, They can cage my body, but my mind is free. It is more free now than ever. He was actually so full of himself as to feel smug about being locked in prison.
Thoreau may have been an accomplished writer. He may have influenced countless people since his works were published, but his legacy in itself is full of flaws and pot holes. The man was a hypocrite and drastically egotistical. He doesnt deserve near the acclaim that Emerson has.
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